YEAR : 1892
Elizabeth stares up at me from under her long lashes, those big, lovely dark blue eyes filled with unbearable sadness and fear. Guilt and pain is surging through me. I have to do this, I keep telling myself. There is no other way.
"Its time for us to go our seperate ways." I finally deliver the line I have been dreading.
"What do you mean?" She squeaks, a bead of sweat breaking out on her pale forehead.
"I mean its become clear to me that this is ridiculous. I will always be immortal, there is nothing you can do about that. I'm not one of your patients that you can fix up. I'm tired of playing house. I can't marry you because I could never be a fit husband, I could never be a father. The game is over."
"Game? This has been a game? I.. I thought you were going to.." She trails off, looking confused and hurt.
"Going to what? Change you? Turn you into a blood-thirsty monster? No chance. You deserve someone who you can actually have a future with. And that isn't me. I'll always love you, but love just isn't enough this time. Goodbye, Bethie. I'll never forget you." I brush my lips against her cheek, running my hands through her golden locks once more and sneakily slipping the gold engagement ring I gave her but the other day from her finger and into my pocket.
"I love you, Alec." She whispers and I can hear the tears in her voice. Those were the last words I ever heard Elizabeth Johnson say. I was off like a rocket, plowing through the mud and trees, running away from the hurt of the world.
I assured myself that I had done the right thing. Master Aro had given me a deadline and if I hadn't broken things up with her peacefully then he would have silenced her forever. I saved Elizabeth's life, even if I might have ruined mine.